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Christopher Kotowski, director of pharmacy at Brooks-TLC, prepares a COVID-19 dosing earlier this year.
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Brooks-TLC Hospital System Inc. in 2019 reported revenues of $62,474,978. While nearly three-quarters of that income almost $48 million came from patient services between the two facilities in Dunkirk and Irving, another quarter came from an entity that never needed to be treated or was a customer: the New York state Health Department.
Despite $15,011,088 in aid from Albany to help with payroll and other expenses, the Brooks-TLC System noted losses topping $12.5 million for the fiscal year as reported to the Internal Revenue Service in the health-care facility’s Internal Revenue Service 990 filings.
Dec 27, 2020
It was a year to forget. Who could have imagined going to the Fredonia Opera House in late January to find out the village won the “Small Business Revolution” to being locked in our homes in March?
That’s what happened, and though life continues to evolve in the clutches of the coronavirus, some things remain quite the same. Government and school spending is not going down while private-sector businesses especially those non-big box type have suffered.
Here’s a look back at our newsmakers of the month in a very different year that has a common theme:
¯ JANUARY Even the wealthiest of districts have a high number of students in need. During this month, Fredonia resident Pravin Patel donated $2,000 for outstanding lunch balances in the Fredonia Central Schools. “If you want a barometer on how wealthy a region is, take a look at its schools,” we note. “The reduced and free-lunch item on the annual report card can be a real eye-opener. One of the po